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Biomass Charcoal in Eastern DRC

Posted on August 03, 2008

One of the challenges of innovation in the developing world is getting innovators to work on the right problems. This is especially tough when trying to work with folks in the developed world on developing world innovation - often a potential innovator's intentions are excellent, but s/he doesn't understand what's realistic, possible and needed in a developing world context. When I worked on Geekcorps - an NGO that sent computer geeks to work with IT businesses in the developing world - it often took volunteers more than a month before they could be really useful to their partners - it takes a...

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